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Sultani Makenga
Sultani Makenga, leader of the March 12 movement, in an interview
Sultani Makenga in 2013
Born (1973-12-25) December 25, 1973 (age 50)
Rutshuru, Republic of Zaire (now DR Congo)
NationalityCongolese

Sultani Makenga (born 25 December 1973 in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of Congo) is the military chief[1] of March 23 Movement, a rebel military group based in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sanctions have been ordered against him by the United Nations Security Council in November 2012.[2] He has denied accusations that the M23 rebellion is backed by Rwanda.[2] His faction of the M23 have clashed with those loyal to its political leader, Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero.[1] In May 2013, the M23 rebels clashed with FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and there were rumors that Makenga got badly wounded. Other rumors are that Makenga died, being the reason for his not showing up in public.

On November 7, 2013, after the M23 was defeated by the FARDC backed by the UN FIB (Force Intervention Brigade), Makenga surrendered with hundreds of M23 fighters in Mgahinga National Park, Uganda.[3][4] He and his troops are held in a secret location.[3]

In early 2017, he tried to start again a guerilla war in DRC with 200 men. He failed and some of his militants were even hired by the Ugandan government to crush protests.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "DR Congo: M23's Makenga and Runiga factions 'clash'". bbcnews.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "DR Congo's M23 rebels threaten to march to Kinshasa". bbcnews.com. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  3. ^ a b "DR Congo's M23 rebel chief Sultani Makenga 'surrenders'". BBC News. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. ^ Smith, David (7 November 2013). "Defeated Congolese rebel leader captured in Uganda, officials say". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. ^ "RDC : que devient Sultani Makenga, l'ancien chef rebelle du M23 ?". Jeune Afrique (in French). 10 September 2018.


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